Create users
There are two ways to create users in Clerk: through the Clerk Dashboard or using the Clerk API.
Create users in the Clerk Dashboard
To create users in the Clerk Dashboard:
- Navigate to the Clerk Dashboard.
- In the top navigation, select Users.
- Select Create user at the top right of the page.
- Enter the required user details and select Create.
Create users using the Clerk API
To create users using the Clerk API, you can use the createUser() method from the users sub-api of the clerkClient instance.
import { clerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs/server'
import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
export async function POST() {
try {
const client = await clerkClient()
const user = await client.users.createUser({
emailAddress: ['test@example.com'],
password: 'password',
})
return NextResponse.json({ message: 'User created', user })
} catch (error) {
console.log(error)
return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Error creating user' })
}
}import { clerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node'
app.post('/createUser', async (req, res) => {
const userData = req.body
try {
const user = await clerkClient.users.createUser(userData)
return res.status(200).json({ message: 'User created', user })
} catch (error) {
console.log(error)
return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Error creating user' })
}
})curl 'https://api.clerk.com/v1/users' -X POST -H 'Authorization:Bearer YOUR_SECRET_KEY' -H 'Content-Type:application/json' -d '{
"email_address": ["test@example.com"],
"password": "my-secure-password"
}'Feedback
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